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along the river. Later and more numerously, in the mountains. A yellow-shafted 

 one was seen but not secured, so its identity remains doubtful. 



Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. A few seen during spring 

 and summer. 



Trochilus alexandri. Black-chinned Hummingbird. Fairly common near the 

 river, tho more numerous among the pinyons and junipers of higher altitudes. 



Selasphorus platycercus. Broad -tailed Hummingbird. Not common. Only 

 a few seen. 



Tyrannus verticalis. Western Kingbird. Common, nesting in all the groves. 



Tyrannus vociferans. Cassin Kingbird. A few seen in early spring, appar- 

 ently not nesting. 



Myiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. Abundant everywhere and 

 nesting in deserted woodpecker holes. 



Sayornis saya. Say Phoebe. Not numerous, but a few seen thruout the coun- 

 try from the river to the mountains. 



Contopus borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Quite numerous during spring 

 migration. The first was seen May 19, and the latest date was June 16, when three 

 were noticed. 



Empidonax wrightii. Wright Flycatcher. Noted frequently during April 

 and May. 



Otocoris alpestris leucolaema. Pallid Horned Lark. Common everywhere. A 

 certain place in the river, where the water spread out and formed several small 

 streams, was a favorite watering place, and flock after flock came to drink every 

 day. All springs on the mesas and plains were frequented by these larks in great 

 numbers. 



Pica pica hudsonica. Black-billed Magpie. Common all along the river and 

 nesting everywhere, even in trees in the school yard. I was much interested in a 

 one-legged old "raaggie," we called her Peggy, who was building in a tree just in 

 front of my window. I was told that she had nested near the buildings the three 

 years preceding. The old nests were much in demand for roof-trees by the English 

 sparrows, and to a less degree by house finches. But I thought the limit was 

 reached when we found in one, a nest of four young of FcUs domestica (pussy-cat). 

 They were discovered by seeing the kittens peering from the nest which was six- 

 teen feet from the ground. 



Cyanocitta stelleri diademata. Long-crested Jay. Several seen among the 

 pines and spruces in the mountains in July. 



Aphelocoma woodhousii. Woodhouse Jay. One seen on the La Plata river in 

 February. Two seen in the pinyons on the Chusca mountains in July, and two at 

 Shiprock in August. They seem erratic in their range. 



Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. Fairly common; nesting on bluffs 

 along both sides of the river. 



Nucifraga columbiana. Clarke Nutcracker. Two seen in the Chuscas in Oc- 

 tober, 1906, and a young male secured near the same spot in July, 1907. 



Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. Pinyon Jay. Two small flocks seen at Shiprock. 

 I found the birds quite common in the pinyons and junipers on the hill. 



Molothrus ater. Cowbird. Common. An ^^^ found in a western gnatcatch- 

 er's nest along with two of the rightful owner's eggs. 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. Seen occasionally 

 near the barn yards. 



Agelaius phoeniceus. Red- winged Blackbird. Seen frequently on flooded land. 



